At the theaters 5/13/05

New at the theaters

'KICKING AND SCREAMING'

Starring Will Ferrell, Robert Duvall, Kate Walsh, Mike Ditka, Musetta Vander and Dylan McLaughlin. Phil Weston has spent his whole life dealing with his overbearing, competitive father, Buck. Now Phil is coaching his 10-year-old son's soccer team, and their opponent in the finals is a team led by none other than Buck, who's also coaching his young son on the team. Rated PG for thematic elements, language and some crude humor, running time 95 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Mind Hunters'

Starring Val Kilmer, LL Cool J, Christian Slater, Eion Bailey, Clifton Collins Jr. and Jonny Lee Miller. Seven recruits travel to a remote island to train for an FBI program that produces "mindhunters," psychological profilers who track down killers. Before long, a murderous psycho is in their midst, and the students begin to think the killer is one of their own. Val Kilmer co-stars as the leader of the school. Rated R for violence/grisly images and brief language, running time 106 minutes. Town Plaza Cinema)

'Monster-in-Law'

Starring Jennifer Lopez, Jane Fonda, Michael Vartan, Wanda Sykes, Monet Mazur and Will Arnett. Charlie thinks she's found the man of her dreams in Kevin, and when he proposes to her, she quickly accepts. The problem is Kevin's mom, a recently fired news anchor who's determined to stop her son from making what she feels is a huge mistake. Before long, the two women are engaged in an epic battle for Kevin's loyalty. Rated PG-13 for sex references and language, running time 100 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)

'Star Wars Episode III'

Starring Natalie Portman, Ewan McGregor, James Earl Jones, Hayden Christensen, Peter Mayhew, Anthony Daniel, Kenny Baker, Bai Ling, John Rhys-Davies, and Matthew Wood. The Clone Wars have been dragging on for three years, and Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi have emerged as heroes in the battle against evil Gen. Grievous' droid warriors. Skywalker returns to his secret wife, Padme Amidala, only to discover that she is pregnant; he soon begins to have horrible dreams of her dying during childbirth. In order to prevent his fears from becoming reality, Skywalker begins to take steps down a path toward the dark side, resulting in an eventual lightsaber duel between student and mentor. Rated PG-13 for sci-fi violence and some intense images, running time 142 minutes. Starts Thursday. (Cape West Cine)

'Unleashed'

Starring Bob Hoskins, Morgan Freeman, Jet Li, Kerry Condon and Andy Beckwith. Danny has been raised by his master, Bart, to be a champion in illegal fight clubs, leaving him mentally undeveloped and restrained by an electronic dog collar that keeps him from going nuts. After Bart is in an accident, Danny is adopted by a blind pianist, who teaches him that there's more to life than kicking butt. Rated R -- for strong violent content, language and some sexuality/nudity, running time 103 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

Still in theaters

'THE AMITYVILLE HORROR'

Starring Ryan Reynolds and Melissa George. Based on an account from a Long Island man, a tale that centers on George and Kathy Lutz, a newly married couple with three children, who move into their stately, beautiful new house in Amityville, New York -- only to discover that the house already has demonic inhabitants. Unbeknownst to the couple, a multiple murder took place at their house, many years prior. Rated R, running time 87 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Crash'

Starring Sandra Bullock, Brendan Fraser, Don Cheadle and Matt Dillon. Set in Los Angeles shortly after Sept. 11, 2001, this ensemble drama tracks the intersecting lives of a Brentwood housewife and her attorney husband, a Persian store owner, two police detectives who are also lovers, an African-American television director and his wife, a Mexican locksmith, two car-jackers, a rookie cop, and a middle-aged Korean couple. Rated R, running time 100 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Fever Pitch'

Starring Drew Barrymore and Jimmy Fallon. A successful young woman falls for a man she thinks is the perfect guy. The only catch? He's a little bit obsessed with the Boston Red Sox. Rated PG-13, running time 104 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Hitch'

Starring Will Smith and Eva Mendes. A 'date doctor' claims to be able to find customers their perfect romantic match in three dates or fewer. Rated PG-13, running time 115 minutes. Ends Wednesday. (Cape West Cine)

'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'

Starring Martin Freeman, Mos Def, Sam Rockwell, Zooey Deschanel and Alan Rickman. Just before the Earth is destroyed in order to build an intergalactic hyperspace bypass, Arthur Dent learns that his friend Ford Prefect is an alien. Thankfully, Ford helps Arthur escape his doomed planet by hitchhiking on a passing spaceship with a handy copy of the book The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Rated PG, running time 103 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'House of Wax'

Starring Elisha Cuthbert, Chad Michael Murray and Brian Van Holt. Carly, Paige, and their buddies camp out for a night while traveling to a college football game. After an unpleasant run-in with a mysterious trucker, they awake to find their car disabled and have to hike to a nearby town. Soon, the crew is stalked by a killer, forcing them to take refuge in a museum called Trudy's House of Wax. Rated R, running time 113 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Kingdom of Heaven'

Starring Orlando Bloom, Eva Green, Liam Neeson and Jeremy Irons. Bailian, a young French blacksmith, is mourning the loss of his wife and son when he's confronted by his estranged father, Godfrey of Ibelin, the baron to the king of Jerusalem and a man committed to keeping peace in the holy land despite the increasing possibility of war. Rated R, running time 145 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)

'The Pacifier'

Starring Vin Diesel, Lauren Graham and Brittany Snow. Shane Wolfe is a Navy SEAL who has to leave his usual military work to take on his most dangerous assignment yet: protecting the five crazy children of a recently assassinated government scientist. Rated PG, running time 94 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Robots'

Starring the voices of Ewan McGregor, Halle Berry, Robin Williams and Mel Brook. A young robot wiz named Rodney builds robots that he hopes will make the world a better place. After journeying to the big city, he falls for a female executive robot, collaborates with an aging innovator, and battles a sinister CEO. Rated PG, running time 90 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'XXX State of the Union'

Starring Ice Cube, Samuel L. Jackson, Willem Dafoe and Scott Speedman. National Security Administration agent Augustus Gibbons recruits a new covert operative, Darius Stone, a man who's currently in the slammer. Stone is set free and takes on the alias xXx. His mission: to track a military splinter group that is conspiring to overthrow the U.S. government. Rated PG-13 running time 94 minutes. (Cape West Cine)